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UN expert calls on Taliban to release detained journalists, warns of press freedom erosion in Afghanistan

IANS | May 1, 2026 9:30 PM

Geneva, May 1 (IANS) Richard Bennett, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, called on the Taliban authorities to "immediately and unconditionally" release all detained journalists while ensuring that media workers in the country can carry out their duties without fear of reprisal, harassment, or arrest.

Rights body slams ‘fabricated cases’ against civilians, escalating enforced disappearances in Balochistan

IANS | May 1, 2026 9:27 PM

Quetta, May 1 (IANS) Leading human rights organisation Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), on Friday strongly condemned the targetting of Baloch civilians in fabricated cases and their subsequent enforced disappearances, despite their full legal compliance, describing it as the "worst example of oppression" by Pakistani authorities.

Pakistan: Baloch group claims responsibility for attack in Dera Murad Jamali

IANS | May 1, 2026 9:22 PM

Quetta, May 1 (IANS) The Baloch Republican Guards (BRG) on Friday claimed responsibility for an attack on April 29 that damaged machinery at a road construction site near Pat Feeder Peropol in the Pakistani provincial city of Dera Murad Jamali, local media reported.

US: Pakistani man pleads guilty in human smuggling case

IANS | May 1, 2026 9:11 PM

Washington, May 1 (IANS) A Pakistani national has pleaded guilty to leading an international human smuggling network that brought migrants into the United States using sham film production companies, the Justice Department said.

Nepal, US hold talks on advancing economic cooperation during Gor’s Kathmandu visit

IANS | May 1, 2026 8:57 PM

Kathmandu, May 1 (IANS) US Special Envoy for South and Central Asia, Sergio Gor began his political engagements on Friday by meeting Nepal's Foreign Minister Sishir Khanal and Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle.

Serious questions raised on effectiveness of criminal justice system in Pakistan

IANS | May 1, 2026 7:56 PM

Islamabad, May 1 (IANS) The killing of nine suspects by Punjab province's Crime Control Department in Lahore, Sahiwal and Toba Tek Singh follows a same pattern, where armed suspects allegedly open fire, police return it and suspects are found dead while accomplices escape into darkness. The almost same narrative in all incidents raises questions about the effectiveness of the criminal justice system in Pakistan, a report has stated.

Pakistan: One police personnel killed, two injured in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa rocket attack

IANS | May 1, 2026 7:39 PM

Islamabad, May 1 (IANS) One police constable was killed and two other personnel injured after armed assailants targetted a police vehicle in a rocket attack at Kangar Jan Bahadur in Bannu city of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday, local media reported.

Pakistan largest contributor to global number of people living with hepatitis C: Report

IANS | May 1, 2026 7:27 PM

Islamabad, May 1 (IANS) Pakistan is the single largest contributor to the global number of people living with hepatitis C, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Global Hepatitis Report 2026 has revealed. In addition, Pakistan has been named among the 10 nations which have most hepatitis C related deaths worldwide, sparking concerns over unsafe injections, reusable syringes and weak infection prevention measures in the country, local media reported.

Azerbaijan suspends ties with European Parliament

IANS | May 1, 2026 7:26 PM

Baku, May 1 (IANS) Azerbaijan’s parliament, known as Milli Majlis, voted on Friday to suspend all cooperation with the European Parliament.

45-year-old charged with attempted murder over stabbings of Jewish men in London

IANS | May 1, 2026 6:44 PM

London, May 1 (IANS) A 45-year-old man was charged with attempted murder on Friday after he stabbed two Jewish men in London's Golders Green.

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UN expert calls on Taliban to release detained journalists, warns of press freedom erosion in Afghanistan

Rights body slams ‘fabricated cases’ against civilians, escalating enforced disappearances in Balochistan

Pakistan: Baloch group claims responsibility for attack in Dera Murad Jamali

US: Pakistani man pleads guilty in human smuggling case

Nepal, US hold talks on advancing economic cooperation during Gor’s Kathmandu visit

Serious questions raised on effectiveness of criminal justice system in Pakistan

Pakistan: One police personnel killed, two injured in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa rocket attack

Pakistan largest contributor to global number of people living with hepatitis C: Report

Azerbaijan suspends ties with European Parliament

45-year-old charged with attempted murder over stabbings of Jewish men in London

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